Please elaboratedid some ridge soaring, and at one stage
If there is one thing I'm terrified of in flying it is mountains and ridges
Even the Magalies ridge is like crossing the Drakensberg for me
I'm at least 500'+ when I cross over the top
Please elaboratedid some ridge soaring, and at one stage
The landing's not the problem, it's the taking off, fully fueled, 2-up. All Demon could say was "As you can see the runway is sometimes a bit marginal" I thought getting a barbed wire tattoo was going to become a reality, only with the realstuff. Fortunately we popped off the ground just in time :DDarkHelmet wrote:Eish Morph - goodly plan but have you seen how short that runway is? I would rather attempt ridge soaring solo than trying to land there at present...
I often "suffer" the effects of this on take-off at Cato where the wind in in your face and there is a ridge (cliff!) about 0.5km from the end of the runway. As you take off you usually feel the effects of the sink and a small calm section and then the lift as you catch the wind coming up off the cliff. Turning at this point then causes you to experience the effects of this wind in mild turbulance (can be quite severe when the wind is stronger).BIG-G wrote:Ridge soaring can be great fun. I always try to explain the effects of what water would do passing over an obstacle. In fact there are days when the wind is really blowing, especially a constant breeze not gusts. Get out there and fly the ridges. Stay on the windward side at all times. The updraft caused by the ridge is generally a wonderful smooth wave. Ride it. Its awesome. I have had occasions where I have been able to switch off the motor. Just dont do this if you have doubts about a restart.
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My guess is the disc causes some drag and you might also have some gyro effect from the spinning prop too, whatever, hell this sounds cool !!Redeye wrote:- Then switch off the motor and you climb rate will get a bit better ( Something to do with the prop disc I think )
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